The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-09-24
MILAN EXCHANGE
OVER THE STATE.

me cotton GIN house OF j. Z.
Dunlap, Of Newbern, W as burned
few days ago.
The wife of Hon. D. A. Num- was
severely hurt few days ago by being
thrown out of a buggy.
Judge Elicit will deliver the ad-
dress welcoming President and Mrs.
Cleveland to Memphis.
Jesse Russell, painter, fell from a
house in jackson and broke his leg.
MIR. Russell is about fifty years old
and will likely he cripple during the
remainder of his life.
Reuben Caldwell, colored, was
killed near the line of Hawkins and
Greene sounties by James Rogers,
colOred, who fled to avoid arrest.
Caldwell's head was severed from the
trunk by an axe.
ObiOn Independent: A negro was
shot in Dyer county on last Monday
near Obion river. He had grossly
insulted a white mans wife and fed,
but was followed by the irate husband
and riddled with bullets.
Obion Independent: 1t is rumored
that there has been some serious
trouble in Lake county between negro
and white labor. The trouble seems
to have grown out Of competition be-
tween negro and white cotton pickers.
A Jackson special of the Goth to
the Memphis Avalanche says: Gas
ton MCGEE, a merchant living near
Glentown, Miss, while returning from
St. Louis with his family, was seized
with an apoplectic stroke on the train
last night and died here at an early
hour this morning.
Ripley News: Chapman q Camp.
bells store was entered by some thief,
the safe opener and about $500 taken
therefrom. The thief entered from
the back door and opened the safe by
drilling hole near the lock and
throwing off the combination. The
thief made good his escape and will
probably try his hand in some of our
neighbouring towns. Look out for
him.
A Nashville special of the 18th to
the Globe-Democrat says: u. j.
Bell, for several years an inmate Of
the County Asylum, near Franklin,
Ky recently received $4,000 from
the government as pension money for
service in the Union army. To-day
he was married to Mrs. Polly Am
Shea, aged 81 years, who had beer
his companion in the poor house fol
nine years.
While John Hargis was digging t
well for Hardin Pace, near Dover, ht
became affected by foul air and sig
nailed another employee to draw HIN
to the surface. The order was prompt
ly Obeyed, hut when within a few fee
of the top Hargis became so veal
that he relaxed his hold on the rop,
and fell to the bottom OF the well,
distance Of seventy five feet. Tn,
fall crushed bis skull in fearful man
nPr, killing him instantly. Mr.. Har
gis was farmer and leaves wife ant
several small children.
A Nashville special to the Memphi
Avalanche of the 10Th says; Ale,
Avery, colored, about 40 years Of age
met with fatal accident at II o'clocl
this morning in front of the custom
house. Avery was employed by tn
contractors laying the water mail
along Broad street. The wcrkmel
were preparing to let oft three bias
in ditch about four feet deep. The,
had covered the ditch with heav,
timbers and piled rock gu top of these
Avery was under this cover charging
zone Of the holes when one of tn
beams hnl ling up the cover hrok
aud the whole weight fell on him
The men at once went to work to res
cue their coworker, and in yer
snort while he was taken out Whel
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